A visit to the Johnson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Johnson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Cemetery:
39.6906, -90.9582
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Johnson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hazelrigg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hazelrigg Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Pursley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley Cemetery
- Petersen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Petersen Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersen Cemetery
- Winner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Winner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Barry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Baylis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hornback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Ifner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ifner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ifner Cemetery
- Starkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Taylor - Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Swiggett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Swiggett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiggett Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hadley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Baylis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- El Dara
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- New Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Pittsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Kinderhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Griggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Time
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Kellerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Johnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Baylis
- Griggsville
- Hull
- New Canton
- Perry
- Perry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Pittsfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Johnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Johnson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725401 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725401 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pike
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baylis
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6906026 Lon: -90.9581887
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |